D202 High School Musicians Accepted Into ILMEA District Festivals

PLAINFIELD, IL — Forty-six high school musicians from Plainfield School District 202 are gearing up to head to the Illinois Music Education Association District Festivals for jazz, choir, band and orchestra in November.

Senior band, chorus and orchestra students from the high schools will be participating in a festival at Dundee-Crown High School, 1500 Kings Road in Carpentersville, Nov. 13. Jazz choir and band students will perform at Hampshire High School, 1600 Big Timber Road in Hampshire, Nov. 20.

The selected students participated in a competitive audition process and once chosen, they received music in advance to practice on their own. On the day of the festivals, musicians will rehearse for several hours with top college instructors before performing in the festival that brings together students from high schools in ILMEA's District 9.

Later this fall, the musicians will find out if they qualify to perform at the ILMEA All-State Conference in Peoria, which is scheduled to take place in January 2022.

Here are the students from District 202 who will be performing:

Band

• Angela Knight, senior at Plainfield Central, clarinet — Band
• Edward Brenmark, senior at Plainfield East, percussion — Senior Band
• Marcella Longo, senior at Plainfield East, flute — Senior Band
• Michael Bunker, junior at Plainfield East, French horn — Senior Band
• Lucas Forbear, senior at Plainfield Central, trombone — Jazz Band 1
• Simon Snydersmith, senior at Plainfield Central, bass — Jazz Band 3
• Marlowe Galvez, senior at Plainfield North, jazz trumpet — Senior Jazz Band 3

Orchestra

• Sam Fortuna, senior at Plainfield South, French horn
• Graham Miller, junior at Plainfield South, trombone
• Sara Przybylski, senior at Plainfield North, B-flat clarinet – Senior Orchestra
• Catherine Brenmark, senior at Plainfield East, bassoon
• Anna Murray, senior at Plainfield East, B-flat clarinet

Choir

• Sydnee Osgood, senior at Plainfield Central, alto — Vocal Jazz 3
• Delainey Guiney, senior at Plainfield South, soprano 2 — Senior Choir
• Joseph Larrea, senior at Plainfield South, bass 2 — Senior Choir
• Mackenzie O’Leary, senior at Plainfield South, alto 1 — Senior Choir
• Sondos Hassan, junior at Plainfield South, alto 2 — Senior Choir
• Allison Beintum, freshman at Plainfield South, alto — Freshman/sophomore Choir
• Dylan Eischen, freshman at Plainfield South, tenor — Freshman/sophomore Choir
• Naomi Montgomery, freshman at Plainfield South, soprano — Freshman/sophomore Choir
• Shane Young, freshman at Plainfield South, bass — Freshman/sophomore Choir
• Blake Barnickel, senior at Plainfield North, vocal jazz tenor — Senior Vocal Jazz 1, Senior Chorus
• Justin Conrad, senior at Plainfield North, tenor 2 — Senior Chorus
• Justin Watt, senior at Plainfield North, bass 2 — Senior Chorus
• Andrew Girdwood, senior at Plainfield North, bass 1 — Senior Chorus
• Shan Heyrosa, senior at Plainfield North, alto 2 — Senior Chorus
• Diya Deb, junior at Plainfield North, alto 2 — Senior Chorus
• Joey Bonasera, junior at Plainfield North, bass 1 — Senior Chorus
• Shea Musson, junior at Plainfield North, alto 2 — Senior Chorus
• Emma Rizzo, junior at Plainfield North, alto 2 — Senior Chorus
• Ella Schuler, sophomore at Plainfield North, soprano 2 — Senior Chorus
• Sajdah Anani, sophomore at Plainfield North, soprano 2 — Senior Chorus
• Catherine Babbington, senior at Plainfield East, alto 2 — Senior Chorus
• Sofia Berzosa, senior at Plainfield East, alto 1 — Senior Chorus
• Kyli Bryant, senior at Plainfield East, alto 2 — Senior Chorus
• Clark Channell, senior at Plainfield East, bass 1 — Senior Chorus
• Andrew Dills, senior at Plainfield East, tenor 1 — Senior Chorus
• Joie Fagaragan, senior at Plainfield East, alto 1 — Senior Chorus
• Alexa Gangoso, senior at Plainfield East, soprano 1 — Senior Chorus
• Gabriella Longo, senior at Plainfield East, soprano 2 — Senior Chorus
• Arianne Maxwell, senior at Plainfield East, alto 1 — Senior Chorus
• Jasmine Quijano, senior at Plainfield East, soprano 2 — Senior Chorus
• Amanda Rissman, senior at Plainfield East, soprano 1 — Senior Chorus
• Ally Rodriguez, senior at Plainfield East, soprano 2 — Senior Chorus
• Cheyenne Stala, senior at Plainfield East, soprano 2 — Senior Chorus
• Hayden Izumi, junior at Plainfield East, bass 2 — Senior Chorus

Illinois is divided into nine districts for ILMEA programs, and District 202 is part of District 9. The non-profit organization is one of the largest affiliates of the National Association for Music Education and aims to provide high-quality music education for Illinois students.

Students of all age groups can participate in ILMEA events, and the Junior Band, Chorus and Orchestra Festival, similar to the high school one, will take place at Plainfield East High School Nov. 6. From District 202, 17 students qualified.

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